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County offers electronic filing of permit applications
King County’s Renton-based Department of Development and Environmental Services (DDES) has reduced the cost of preparing residential permit…
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Renton School Board honors this year’s outstanding employees
Renton School Board recently honored four teachers and staff members as this year’s Outstanding Employees. The annual Outstanding…
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Renton High plans Multi-Cultural show
Renton High School will present its annual Multi-Cultural show at Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m.…
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Lindbergh student receives scholarship
Lindbergh High School senior Makala Williams has been awarded a scholarship from the South Seattle Community College Foundation.…
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Cascade Elementary principal receives $25,000 award
Shannon C. Harvey, principal at Cascade Elementary School in Renton, receives $25,000 from Milken Family Foundation Co-Founder Mike…
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Renton Sailing Club in Parade of Boats
The Renton Sailing Club will have two sailing boats in Sunday’s opening day of the boating season in…
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Coal Creek Parkway expansion gets $3 million in state funding
The City of Newcastle has won final state funding – $3 million – for the Coal Creek Parkway…
Business
Harley dealership grand opening
A huge crowd attended the grand opening of the Downtown Harley Davidson motorcycle dealership on East Valley Road…
Business
Renton Transmission using lessons from recessions to meet challenges
By Pete Jancola Renton Transmission is a family owned and operated auto-repair business that has been serving Renton…
Business
Pancakes, conservation information available at McLendon
McLendon Hardware’s free Pancake Breakfast this Saturday will feature good things to eat, plus Puget Sound Energy will…
Opinion
COLUMN, U.S. REP. DAVE REICHERT: Congress needs to sit down at the kitchen table
I’ve heard it everywhere I go lately. People are hurting and scared about the future. Some are talking…
News
OBITUARY: John Fox Jr.
Owen John Fox Jr., 90, of Renton, died April 27, 2009 in Renton. He was born April 1,…
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City participating in fine-reduction program
The City of Renton’s Municipal Court will participate in a statewide Debt Reduction and Relicensing Program through May…
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Renton CityNews wins presitgious national award
The Renton CityNews, the city’s newsletter, has brought home a Blue Pencil Award of Excellence The 2009 Blue…
Life
Key Ingredients ends run at Renton Museum May 9
The Renton History Museum will close its showing of the Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibit, Key Ingredients: America by…
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RUFF unleashes fundraising frenzy for Renton dog park
Astronomical. That’s how Kris Stimpson describes the progress the nonprofit RUFF has made in the six short weeks…
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Three probable cases of swine flu identified in Seattle; school athletic association monitoring
Three probable cases of swine influenza A (H1N1), also known as swine flu, were identified Wednesday in King…
Obituaries
Ellen Klepach Sandbo
Ellen Klepach Sandbo Ellen passed away peacefully on April 29th surrounded by her loving family. She was 90…
News
Boeing to make Renton-built 737 more spacious, fuel efficient
The Boeing Co. on Tuesday announced changes to the Renton-built 737 that will make it more efficient to…
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Man escapes uninjured from Skyway house fire Sunday night
A tenant of a house in the 8500 block of South 117th Street in Skyway wasn’t injured in…